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Images of bones attributed to a Cuban holocaust

Regarding the section on Santo Domingo and Cuba in the Spanish Empire article.

The image of bones with the capture "Human skulls and bones in Havana Harbor, 1898. An estimated 225,000 Cubans died in Spanish concentration camps." is improper. The intention is to shock readers with an image that is reminiscent of Nazi concentration camps. However, as the source, the US library of Congress, clearly states, the image was taken at an ossary in the Cristóbal Colón cemetery where remains of poor people whose families could not afford proper burial where accumulated during works to expand it.[1]https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=2013647272&searchType=1&permalink=y

While Weyler's reconcentración policy caused much hardship and deaths through famine and disease due to poor lodging and logistics it is unlikely that all the remains would have been cleaned of flesh and piled up in a cemetery in Havana. The image is a form of vandalism and in may opinion should be eliminated.

I have tried to eliminate the image but another editor repeatedly puts it back without citing sources or entering a discussion. I cannot edit because this person initiated an edit war causing my account to be blocke. I would appreciate it if someone else deleted the image.

Moreover the number of 225,000 deaths is unlikely since the policy affected some 400,000 Cubans, and disputed. Indeed there is no realiable number as professional historians recognize.

Also, the references should should be citations of academic research on the "Reconcentración", not a website of dubious credentials. For example, here are some sources:

[2]https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1129&context=phr [3]https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/HICS/article/download/HICS9898110239A/19796/20739

Moreno Fraginals, Manuel, Cuba-España, España-Cuba Historia común. Grijalbo Mondadori. Barcelona, 1.995 . ISBN 84-397-0260-4

Emilio de Diego García , Weyler, de la leyenda a la Historia. Fundación Cánovas del Castillo , Madrid, 1.998. ISBN 84-88306-48-2

Gabriel Cardona y Juan Carlos Losada, Weyler, nuestro hombre en La Habana . Planeta, Barcelona, Segunda edición 1.988. ISBN 84-08-02327-6

Stucki, Andreas. Las guerras de Cuba. La Esfera ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8490608524

I think it is now up to other editors to decided whether they want to perpetuate a confrontational view of History or offer a more scientific analysis of the events. Dirdam2 (talk) 15:49, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

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